The Portland daily press., 1887-06-25
JAKE sHARP's TRIAL.
Very Damaging Testimony Against
Him, and He Exhibits uneasiness.
The Witness Testimony Causes a
Great Sensation.
Proof of the Large Sums Paid Out
by Sharp

New YORK, June 24.-There was another
sensation in the Sharp trial this afternoon.
On Wednesday the defence virtually admit
ted there had been bribery in the 1884 board
of aldermen, but denied that the prosecution
had established Sharp's connection with
illegal transactions. Mr. Nicolls smiled sig
nifcantly at times and the meaning of his
humor was seen when ex-Alderman James
Pearson of the Doodle board entered the
court room about 8 o'clock. Instantly the
report spread that Pearson had followed
Miller's example and ''peached." When
Pearson was placed on the stand, Sharp, for
the first time during the trial, looked startled
and uneasy. Pearson's face was flushed
and he seemed much agitated. Sharp
turned pale as the witness proceeded to give
most damaging testimony. in answerl to
District Attorney Marines questions.
Q.-Do you know William II. Moloney and
Jacob Sharp?
Al do.
Q.-Were you in the city on the 2sth of
November, 1884?
A.-Yes, was at my store, No. $50 Sixth
avenue
Odd you see Jacob Sharp on thatnight ?
Al did in the early part of the evening,
about O'Clock. He came alone.
.Q.-Did you have any conversation with
him?
Ayes. sir; he asked me if L could meet
Moloney at o'clock. He told me there
would be a meeting Of the board on the next
morning. / had not known it before that.
He said that Moloney would have the call
and asked if would sign it, and | said j
would.
Add you meet Moloney?
Al met Moloney on Twenty-third street,
opposite the Fifth Avenue Hotel, about 8
O'Clock. He showed me q. call for special
meeting; We went into the reading room of
the Fifth Avenue Hotel and signed it.
Q.-Were there otlfer names to it?
Ayes, sir; there were about six or seven
other names there.
Odd you attend a meeting of the board
the next morning?
Al did.
Odd you vote for the resolutions of the
board in favor of the Broadway Surface
Railroad?
Al did.
Mr.. MARITIME said "That will do" and sat
down with triumphant smile.
Mr.. Parsons, ON the part of the defense,
offered a few feeble remarks about the wit
ness being examined before the Senate com
mittee
The only question asked by the defense
was to interrogate Pearson il he was exam
ined before the Senate committee.
He answered in the affirmative and was
then excused. As soon as released he rushed
out of the court room.
Ex-Judge Ashbel P. Green testified that he
received $4,000 for legal services as was en-
tered in the books of the Seventh Avenue
Company. He was paid in large bills.
Bonds to the amount of $150000 were de-
posted with him for Mr.. Pullman, which he
paid over on delivery of the Broadway ears.
Naward b. Parker, paying teller Of the
Broadway National Bank, testified that he
cashed check Of Sharp's in favor of Rich
mond for S155, ,S89.S1. and another payable to
| Sharp himself for $4,000. The money was
| given in $4,000 bills. The witness the same
| day gave four checks for Sharp for following
amounts: $206,2O4, $4,000, $4,000 and $76,-
| 366.6S.
Receiving Teller Adams, of the same
| bank, testified that on the same day Sharp
| deposited check for 1881, 1,375.
| The court then adjourned